Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
106
81
87
88
70
82
299
499
523
523
714
555
507
439
349
343
343
343
355
531
1091
1663
1708
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM1.80m
10:28PM1.94m
10:56AM1.79m
11:27PM1.91m
11:54AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.20m
4:06PM0.16m
4:45AM0.20m
5:04PM0.17m
5:40AM0.20m
6:00PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
8
8
9
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
17
18
18
17
14
15
13
11
12
12
6
6
7
9
11
9
9
9
9
11
10
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
11
12
11
9
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
110
71
69
87
88
70
82
299
499
523
523
714
555
507
439
349
343
343
343
355
531
1091
1663
1708
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
74
106
81
59
59
39
80
23
23
13
13
6
6
6
1
1
6
1
4
2
8
19
34
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
21
33
33
59
56
55
24
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
160
13
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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